INTRA-ACP STREAM PASSPORT Student Guide Book

“If real development is to take place, the people have to be involved.” Julius Kambarage Nyerere, from his book Uhuru na Maendeleo (Freedom and Welcome

Development), 1973 As chairperson of the Intra-Acp STREAM mobility project and on behalf of the consortium and STREAM Board of Members I have the honour to congratulate you on your successful candidacy. By

choosing STREAM mobility, you have decided to study at some of the top higher education institutions in Africa. The quality of our consortium creates highly specialised professionals. We will strive to provide you Personal Details: with a learning environment and experience that is challenging, yet supportive of your Name: personal interests and needs.

I encourage you to explore the institutions in our consortium by visiting their website to get all

Home Institution: information about campus life, athletics, facilities and clubs that the institutions have to offer. You’ll discover plenty of hands-on learning opportunities outside the classroom, through Host Institution: internships, field work, study abroad, community service and other opportunities enabling you to gain valuable experience before graduation. I hope the years you spend with us will be filled with intense academic and cultural experiences. Country of Origin: ______[Position Title] Email: About the Intra-ACP The STREAM Structure The Intra-ACP mobility scheme aims at a broad academic and The Strengthening African Higher Education through Academic cultural as well as geographically diverse exchange between higher Mobility (STREAM) partnership is committed to enhance the quality and relevance of education, research and intercultural exchange education institutions in African, Caribbean, and Pacific countries, within higher education in Africa. With the experience gained building on the results of the outcomes and recommendations of during the ACP Lot10 we desire to reach a wide geographic coverage to implement 160 mobility scholarships (Students and “Access to Success: Fostering Trust and Exchange between Europe Staff – academic and administrative- at Master’s and Doctoral and Africa (2008-2010)”. level) placed in seven partner universities for Target Group 1 (i.e. TG1) and the rest of Africa for Target Group 2 (i.e. TG2) The overall objective is to promote high-quality education for students and young academics and to increase access to higher Level 1 - Decision Making Level education in general. Project Board

Level 2 - Operational Level Our consortium, comprising of eight African HEIs, chosen based Quality Assurance- Project Implementation Unit- Selection Committee on thorough analysis of their academic strengths and diversity of post graduate studies on offer; one technical partner and three Level 2 - Technical Level associates, aims at strengthening inter-institutional collaboration to University of Ardhi () , University of Buea (), make way for quality higher education collaboration. (), Makerere Univeristy (), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology (), North-West University (South Africa), Polytechnic of The coordinating HEI is the Polytechnic of Namibia in Windhoek, (Namibia) and University of Free State (South Africa). Namibia’s University of Science and Technology, founded in 1994 Technical Partner is University of Twente, Faculty of ITC (the by an Act of Parliament (Act No. 33 of 1994). It is dedicated to Netherlands). Associates are Justus Liebig University Giessen teaching and research as part of the higher education system in (Germany), the Santander Group (Spain) and the National Namibia, granting career-orientated academic qualifications up to Qualifications Authority (Namibia) post-graduate level.

Level 3 - Implementation Level Master Degrees - PhD/Doctoral Students - Staff

The University of Buea (UB)

Meet the Partners Established: 1993 Location: Buea, Cameroon The Republic of Cameroon Language: Instruction is in English Population: 12,000 enrolled students Location: in West Africa, bordered by , Central African Academics: Offers Bachelor, Master, and Doctorate degrees Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, , Schools and Faculties: The Advanced School for Translators and , and the Atlantic Ocean. Interpreters, Faculty of Science, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Health Population: approx. 19.4 million Sciences, Faculty of Education, and Faculty of Social & President: Paul Biya (Dominant-party presidential state) Management Sciences. Capital: Yaoundé (2.4 million inhabitants) Currency: Central African CFA franc (XAF) Economy: Export goods: crude oil and petroleum products, lumber, cocoa beans, aluminium, coffee, cotton. Official Languages: French and English

Geography: Cameroon is divided into 10 regions People: 6 major ethnic groups (31% Cameroon Highlanders, 19% Equatorial Bantu, 11% Kirdi, 10% Fulani, 8% Northwestern Bantu, 7% Eastern Nigritic, 13% other African, <1% non-African Languages: about 286 in total, with 24 widely used including Fulfulde, Ewondo, Shua Arabic, Hausa, Wandala, Basaa, Duala, Kanuri, and Pidgin English. Religion: 6% African religions, 21% Islam, 70% Christianity (mainly Catholicism & Protestantism). Freedom of religion is a constitutional right. Fun Fact: Mount Cameroon is an active volcano and is the highest peak in West Africa. STREAM Contact: Prof Joyce Endeley Director of Academic Affairs Email: [email protected]

Hawassa University (HU)

Meet the Partners Established: 2000 Location: Hawassa, Ethiopia Language: Instruction is in English. The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Population: 22,000 enrolled students Academics: offers Bachelors, Masters, and Doctorate degrees Location: East Africa, in the Horn of Africa, landlocked by Schools and Faculties: The Institute of Technology and Colleges of: , Djibouti, , , , and . Agriculture, Law & Governance, Social Sciences & Humanities, Population: approx. 91.2 million Natural & Computational Sciences, Business & Economics, President: Girma Wolde-Giorgis (Federal parliamentary Medicine & Health Sciences, Forestry & Natural Resources. republic) Capital: Addis Ababa with approx. 4.1 million inhabitants Currency: Ethiopian Birr (ETB) Economy: Export goods: coffee, qat, gold, leather products, live animals, oilseeds, textiles Official Language: Amharic Geography: Mountains, grasslands, desert, and tropical forests. 13 administrative provinces People: Over 80 ethno-linguistic groups, including 34.5% Oromo, 26.9% Amhara, 6.2% Somali, 6.1% Tigray, 4.0% Sidama, 2.5% Gurage, 2.3% Welayta, 1.7% Hadiya, 1.7% Afar, 1.5% Gamo, 1.3% Gedeo, 11.3% others Languages: More than 90, the most widely used Oromiya (34.5%), Amharic 26.9%, Somali, Tigriya, Sidamiya, Wolayitiya, Guaragiya, Affariya, Hadiyiya, Gamoya, English, and Arabic. Religion: Christians 62.8%, Muslims 33.9%, practitioners of STREAM Contact: traditional faiths 2.6%, other religions 0.6% Abebe Zelleke Fun Fact: Ethiopia boasts 9 UNESCO World Heritage sites Leader for International Relations Team Email: abebezelleke@yahoo

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)

Meet the Partners Established: 1952 Location: Kumasi, Ghana The Republic of Ghana Language: Instruction is in English Population: 25,700 enrolled students Location: in West Africa, bordered by Côte d’Ivoire, Burkina Academics: Offers Bachelors, Masters, and Doctorate degrees Faso, , and the Atlantic Ocean. Schools & Faculties: Colleges of Agriculture & Natural Population: approx. 24.2 million Resources, Architecture & Planning, Arts & Social Sciences, President: John Dramani Mahama (Unitary presidential Engineering, Health Sciences, and Science. constitutional republic)

Capital: Accra with approx. 2.3 million inhabitants

Currency: Ghanaian New Cedi (GHS), the old GHC Ghanaian Cedi is obsolete and no longer legal tender. Economy: Export goods: Gold, timber, cocoa, diamonds, bauxite, manganese Official Language: English Geography: tropical forest, hot and humid People:Various ethnic groups including Ewe, Ga, Gurma, Dagaaba, Frafra, Dagomba, Guang, Mossi, Hausa, Gurunsi, Bissa, and Fulani Languages: 81 languages, 9 government-sponsored languages: Akan, Ewe, Dagomba (Dagbani), Dangme, Dagaare, Ga, Nzema, Gonja, and Kasem Religion: Christianity 71.2%, Islam 17.6%, African tradtitional religions 5.2%, irreligious 5.2%, other 0.8% Fun Fact: Ghana’s Lake Volta is the world’s largest artificial lake. STREAM Contact: Ernest Adu-Gyamfi Registrar Assistant Email: [email protected]

The Polytechnic of Namibia

Meet the Partners Established: 1994 Location: Windhoek, Namibia Language: English The Republic of Namibia Population: 11,000 enrolled students Academics: Offers Bachelors and Masters degrees Location: Southern Africa, bordered by Angola, , Schools and Faculties: Business Management, Natural , South Africa, and the Atlantic Ocean. Resources and Tourism, Information Technology, Economics and Population: approx. 2.1 million Finance, Engineering, Health and Applied Sciences, Humanities, President: Hifikepunye Pohamba (Presidential republic) Graduate School of Accounting, Graduate School of Business Capital: Windhoek with approx. 322.500 inhabitants Currency: Namibian Dollar (NAD) Economy: Export goods: Diamonds, copper, gold, zinc, lead, uranium; cattle, processed fish, karakul skins. Furthermore Tourism Official Language: English Geography: Desert, savannah, high plateau, hot and arid People: 49.8% Ovambo, 9.3% Kavango, 7.5% Damara, 7.5% Herero, 6.4% White, 4.8% Nama, 4.1% Coloured, 3.7% Caprivian, 2.9% San, 2.5% Basters, 0.6% Tswana, 0.9% others Languages: More than 20 languages including Afrikaans, Oshiwambo, German, Rukwangali, Silozi, Setswana, Damara/Nama, Herero Religions: Christianity 85% and African traditional beliefs 15% Fun Fact: The Namib Desert is the oldest desert in the world, and its Dune is thought to be the tallest sand dune in the world.

STREAM Contact: Ms. Taimi Itembu Ms. Paulina Haikola International Relations Officers Email: [email protected]

North-West University (NWU) Meet the Partners

Established: 2004 The Republic of South Africa Location: Potchefstroom, Mafikeng and Vanderbijlpark, South Africa.

Location: bordered by Namibia, Botswana, Language: instruction is in English, Setswana, and Afrikaans , , Swaziland Population: 64,000 enrolled students Population: approx. 53 million Academics: offers Bachelor, Master, and Doctorate/PhD President: Jacob Zuma (Constitutional degrees parliamentary republic) Schools and Faculties: Agriculture, Science and Technology, Capital: Pretoria (executive) with approx. 525.000 inhabitants, Commerce & Administration, Education, Human & Social Sciences, Cape Town (legislative) with approx. 827.000 inhabitants, and Law, Arts, Natural Sciences, Theology, Engineering, Health Bloemfontein (judicial) with approx. 328.000 inhabitants Sciences, Information Technology Currency: South African Rand (ZAR) Economy: Main industries: Mining (world's largest producer of platinum), gold, chromium, automobile assembly, metalworking, machinery, textiles, iron and steel, chemicals, fertiliser, foodstuffs, commercial ship repair Official Languages: 11 official languages: Afrikaans, English, Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Sotho, Swazi, Tswana, Tsonga, Venda, Xhosa and Zulu. Geography: Deserts, mountains, escarpments, plateaus, bush, grasslands, wetlands and subtropical forests. People: Zulu, Xhosa, Basotho, Bapedi, Venda, Tswana, Tsonga, Swazi, Ndebele, Europeans, Indians, Coloureds. Religions: Christians 79.8%, Muslims 1.5%, Hindus 1.2%, traditional African religion 0.3%, Judaism 0.2% irreligeous 15.1%, 0.6% other, unspecified 1.3% STREAM Contact: Fun Fact: The world's first successful heart transplant was Ms. Phage Tshegofatso completed in South Africa in 1967 by Dr Chris Barnard Project Officer Email: [email protected]

The University of the Free State (UFS)

Established: 1904 Location: Bloemfontein, South Africa Language: Instruction is in English and Afrikaans Population: 23,000 enrolled students Academics: Offers Bachelor, Master and PhD degree Schools and Faculties: Economic and Management Sciences, Education, Health Sciences, Humanities, Law, Natural and Agricultural Sciences, and Theology

STREAM Contact: Ms. Sally Visagie Assistant to the Vice Dean: Natural and Agricultural Sciences Email: [email protected] Tel: 27514019010 Fax: 27 51 401 3728

Ardhi University (ARU)

Meet the Partners Established: 2007 Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania The United Republic of Tanzania Language: instruction is in English Population:1,800

Academics: Offers Bachelor, Master, and PhD degree Location: East Africa bordered by Kenya, Uganda, , Schools and Faculties: Architecture and Design, Construction Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, , Economics and Management, Environmental Science and Mozambique, and the Indian Ocean. Technology, Real Estate, and Urban and Regional Planning. Population: approx. 45 million President: Jakaya Kikwete (Unitary presidential constitutional republic) Capital: Dodoma with approx. 324.000 inhabitants Currency: Tanzanian Shilling (TZS) Economy: Main industries: Agricultural processing (sugar, beer, cigarettes, sisal twine), diamond, gold and iron mining, soda ash, oil refining, shoes, cement, apparel, wood products, fertilizer, salt Official Languages: Swahili and English Geography: tropical forest, plateau, highlands, mountains. People: More than 130 ethno-linguistic groups including Sukuma, Nyamwezi, Chagga, Nyakyusa, Haya, Hehe, Bena, Gogo, Makonde, Pare, Zigua, Shambaa, Luo, Maasia Languages: Over 100 including KiSwahili, English, Arabic, Bemba, Bena, Gogo, Haya, Hehe, Iramba, Iraqw, Luguru,

Nyakyusa, Nyamwezi, Sukuma, Turu, Yao Religions: 61.4% Christian, 35.2% Muslim and 1.8% African indigenous religions STREAM Contact: Fun Fact: Tanzania is home to Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest Dr. Riziki Shemdoe mountain with an elevation of 5.895 m. Director of Research, Publications and Postgraduate Studies Email: [email protected] Makerere University (MAK)

Meet the Partners Established: 1922 Location: Kampala, Uganda The Republic of Uganda Language: Instruction is in English Population: 40,000 Location: East Africa, landlocked by Kenya, South Sudan, Academics: Offers Bachelor, Master and Doctorates degrees Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, and Tanzania Schools and Faculties: Law; Agriculture and Environmental Population: approx. 35.8 million Sciences; Business and Management Sciences; Computing President: Yoweri Museveni (Presidential republic) Information Sciences; Education and External Studies; Capital: Kampala with approx. 1.7 million inhabitants Engineering, Design, Art and Technology; Health Sciences; Currency: Uganda Shilling (UGX) Humanities and Social Sciences; Natural Sciences; Veterinary Economy: Main industry: Gold, diamonds, iron ore, nickel, Medicine, Animal Resources and Bio-Security. cobalt, tantalum, niobium and other rare earth elements. Hides, skins, vanilla, vegetables, fruits, cut flowers, and fish, cotton, tea, and tobacco, soap, cork, beer. Official language: Swahili and English Geography: tropical forests, plateau, mountains People: 16.9% Baganda, 9.5% Banyankole, 8.4% Basoga, 6.9% Bakiga, 6.4% Iteso, 6.1% Langi, 4.7% Acholi, 4.6% Bagisu, 4.2% Lugbara, 2.7% Bunyoro, 29.6% others Languages: Luganda, Swahili, Arabic, English, Religions: Christianity 84%, Muslim 12%, other or none 4% Fun Fact: Uganda is home to more than 1,000 different species of birds. It is also home to the endangered mountain gorillas, which are almost extinct. There are only 750 left in the world.

STREAM Contact: David Mfitumukiza Lecturer: College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Email: [email protected] Meet the Technical Meet the Associate Partners Partners

The Technical and Associate partners act as the Quality Assurance Committee.

The committee will be responsible for managing the project’s Justus-Liebig-Universitaet Giessen (JLU) quality assurance guidelines, technical assistance and for favouring the recognition of studies abroad. Contact: Prof. Thilo Marauhn [email protected]

The partnership supports the Project Board in the implementation of the action through the Project Implementation Unit.

Namibia Qualifications Authority (NQA)

Contact: Mr. Franz Gertze [email protected] University of Twente (ITC)

Contacts: Dr. Tom Veldkamp Dr. Tom Loran Ms. Lyande Eelderink

Santander Group [email protected]

Contact: Ms. Węgorowska Wioletta [email protected]